Category Archives: Babies

And The Winner Is…

The blogosphere is an amazing place. This person abandoned her evening of Chardonnay to attend one of Keija's Austin readings for THE RUINS OF US. This lovely lady helped me set up a virtual bookstore on my sidebar - and then ordered a book just for the hell ...

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Postpartum Postcard: The Great American Novel

True or False -  I have been busy writing which of the following books: *  Love In The Time Of Colic *  Tears Dry On Their Own (But Burp Cloths Work Well Too) *  Choose Your Own (Birth) Adventure - Subtitle: Baby Got VBAC *  Pump-In-Style DJ:  Rock Out To The Rhythmic Beat Of Your Breast Pump *  Pride & ...

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Postpartum Postcard: Hormones

The Today Show's Special On Organic Pet Food:  Oh. My. God. That shih tzu is ADORABLE.  My blood pressure is going down just looking at it.  Do I need a shih tzu? Here I was thinking I was an animal-hater all these years.  Sob! The Lady Watering Her Lawn In Snakeskin Jeggings:  RAGE!  Rage against the ...

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Postpartum Post Card #1

OCCUPY BOOB STREET It's the eternal battle of the 99% vs. the 1%, THE OWNER OF ALL THE MILK IN THE LAND. Mini-Chimi:  It ain't fair, I tell ya.  And I'm camping out on her chest until she concedes. The 1%:  I've conceded!  The land of milk and honey - okay, no honey until 18 months? ...

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The Heir And The Spare

THIS JUST IN: The ultrasound lady who saw the baby's scrotum five times was, in fact, correct. I gave birth to a scrotum attached to the most adorable baby boy last week and as my mother predicted, I am EXACTLY like Princess Diana was with her two little princes: The night nurse! The wet nurse! The royal chef! The nannies! The maids! The ...

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